[AkCamaro]

Originally Posted by Heybuck

AkCamaro,

Your car looks great in the pictures and yes, I like the colour.

BUT, tell me why the door strikers were left on and painted? That just looks half assed to me. First time the door locks on the striker - scratches and chips. Those strikers should be cad plated, removed for paint and replaced after paint.
What's so hard about that??

We talked about removing them, and I researched and as best I could find them were left on originally, like TAkerry stated, and I kinda wanted to leave them in anyway so I can get my doors lined up easy. So once I found that it seems they were painted at the factory it was enough to convince me to leave them on and paint them.

[AkCamaro]

Originally Posted by Cardo

^^^Excellent AK! Your car looks great, and that to me is the way this should go. Sounds like you got a great body guy for a price that was fair to both of you, and both were protected in the process. To me, this is exactly the way paint / body work should go. Love the color too!!

Thanks!

[MUSLCAH]

Originally Posted by AkCamaro

No. It was a little, actually, but they are going to go over the entire car after it’s assembled. Hopefully I’ll drive it over at the end of summer and they will cut and buff it, then I’ll put the decals on after obviously.

There’s another 60-80 hours.....if you want that “Shave My Face “ finish.......just saying.

[TAKerry]

Originally Posted by AkCamaro

We talked about removing them, and I researched and as best I could find them were left on originally, like TAkerry stated, and I kinda wanted to leave them in anyway so I can get my doors lined up easy. So once I found that it seems they were painted at the factory it was enough to convince me to leave them on and paint them.

I took them off and did a slight polish on my 77, I recently left them in place and painted them on the 79 I am restoring now.